This is the place where the majority of the warbird (aircraft that have survived military service) discussions will take place. Specialized forums may be added in the new future
Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:17 pm
There is a 12 cylinder Franklin for sale on eBay. What were they used on? He is advertising it for airboat users(!) hopefully it ends up in a good (aviation) home.
Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:45 pm
Here is a (rather brief) wikipedia page on the Franklin O-805:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_O-805Looks like it was intended for use in target drone aircraft.
NEAM has one on display. Maybe one of their folks will chime in with some relevant info...
Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:52 pm
According to Bing they were intended for use on the Interstate drone aircraft in WWll.
Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group.
phpBB Mobile / SEO by Artodia.